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Publisher's Summary

Since the time of the Desert Fathers in the third century, Christian mystics have practiced meditation as a way of opening to the presence of God in daily life. James Finley, a friend of Thomas Merton and his fellow monk for six years at the Abbey of Gethsemani, introduces us to this direct, mystical form of prayer, an enduring path of communion with the divine that reflects the spirit of Christ's own desert sojourns.

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This session is excerpted from James Finley's six-CD course Christian Meditation and is also available in the downloadable audio The Beginner's Guide to Contemplative Prayer.